Space Fans Can Be Cosmic Downers
NS-31 astronauts in flight
Blue Origin
Keith’s note: Yesterday 6 people on the Blue Origin NS-31 flight crossed the Kármán line and entered “space”. More people – some of prominence – now speak of the value of – and the awe encountered in – space. Alas, lots of space folks on social media say that they’re not “astronauts”. I wonder how many space fans would change their mind if they had a chance to do the same thing. Just sayin’. FWIW soon-to-be NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (an astronaut) said this from a more lofty perspective:
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1) Alas, most of us don’t have a billionaire buddy to give us the necessary ride.
2) Optics is not everything, but c’mon. This Blue Origina flight was NOT a good look at this point in time.
3) We’re going to hell in a hand basket, you’ll excuse me if I don’t feel like gushing because another man with a billion plus dollars buys his way to space and becomes an astronaut, is able to parlay that into a choice selection as NASA administrator, then decides to lecture me about humanity’s destiny to explore.
4) Lord I hope he turns out to be a better adminstrator than I fear he will be. If not NASA is doomed.
Isaacman has to be better than “astronaut” Nelson.
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